Belgium and Rwanda break relationships: dramatic diplomatic committees!

Belgium and Rwanda break relationships: dramatic diplomatic committees!

Kigali, Ruanda - Belgium and Rwanda broke off their diplomatic relationships in a pointed conflict. The Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot described this step as "disproportionate" and pointed out that he is a clear sign of Rwanda's lack of interest in a dialogue if there are disagreements. According to ORF, the Belgian diplomats were set a period of only 48 hours to leave Rwanda. Rwanda has accused Belgium of using lies and manipulations to promote an unjustified enemy attitude, which further fueled the conflict.

after -effects of the crisis

Prevot announced that Belgium would also declare Rwandic diplomats as undesirable in response to the designation of their diplomats. These measures are the result of a further deterioration in bilateral relationships, which were heated by violent accusations of the role of both countries in the conflict in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. In this region, the Rwandian government is accused of supporting the M23 rebels, which control a large part of the north Kivu province of raw materials. The situation in the DR Congo remains tense, while African heads of state and government are striving for a permanent ceasefire, but the diplomatic crisis between Belgium and Rwanda could harm this initiative, such as ORF reported . Special tensions also arise from the historical connection of Belgium to the Democratic Republic of Congo, which goes back to Belgian colonial rule in the 19th century. This increases the complexity of the current diplomatic crisis and suggests that the disagreements between these two countries have deeper roots than it seems at first glance. According to Kleine Zeitung , the characters of this diplomatic dispute are not individual cases, but part of a larger geopolitical puzzle in the region.